chữ cứng

Vietnamese

Etymology

chữ (“character”) +‎ cứng (“hard”). Possibly a calque of Japanese 片仮名 (katakana), with reinterpretation of 片 (kata) as if it is from 固い (katai, “hard”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨ˦ˀ˥ kɨŋ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨ˧˨ kɨŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cɨ˨˩˦ kɨŋ˦˥]

Noun

chữ cứng

  1. katakana

See also

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